The Animeros

With musical notes that span well beyond genres like bolero, psychedelic, and cumbia, The Animeros not only make their audience hit the dance floor, but they also invite their listeners and tastemakers alike to a glimpse of their rich cultural upbringing. The group who is made up of Nick Tozzo (drummer and percussionist), Nicolas Sanchez (bassist), and Mauro Lopez (guitarist) craft a genre-blending sound that drifts between the lush jungles of Colombia, the palm-lined streets of 1960s coastal Mexico, and the dusty cantinas of West Texas. Their journey took an unexpected turn when their music reached the ears of Dan Auerbach, (The Black Keys). Auerbach first heard them by chance, music floating from an open hotel window that stopped him in his tracks. They are now signed to Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label. “I feel like it's only a matter of time for these guys and for the music that they play. All they have to do is be themselves,” Auerbach said. “They're playing the kind of music that they can play forever until they're 100 years old because it's rooted in history, but it's very much in the present.”